Life, 1915-01-07 · page 42 of 44
Life — January 7, 1915 — page 42: what you’re looking at
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This page promotes January articles in *Everybody's Magazine*, a competing publication, likely from WWI era (references to Belgium, King Albert, American defenses suggest 1914-1917). **Key articles advertised:** - **Frederick Palmer**: A war correspondent's account of Germany pretending normalcy while suffering shortages and despair - **Theodore Roosevelt**: On American military readiness - **William Hard**: On America's obligations to Allied powers (England, France, Russia) versus Germany **The cartoon** shows "Lazy Dick" avoiding winter by choosing between ear muffs or Florida—a humorous non-sequitur. **The satire** on Professor Irving Fisher mocks his economics book on inflation as incomprehensibly written. The critic suggests Fisher himself doesn't understand monetary theory, sarcastically recommending he "forget what he knows" for better progress. This targets academic obscurantism and the era's confusion over wartime inflation causes. The page reflects American publishing during WWI's early years, promoting interventionist perspectives while satirizing intellectual pretension.
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a FREDERICK - PALMER sends the most vivid inside account that has yet come from the heart of Germany. He shows you a whole country splendidly pretending that everything is “per- fectly normal,” but he also shows how very far from normal it really is, with its empty shops and hotels, and its sad- eyed women on the streets. It is a wonder- ful picture of a nation thatis a unit in devotion and determination. THE JANUARY Gverybodyse@agazine HENRY BEACH NEEDHAM Without knowing it until after he returned, Mr. Needham got to the front, in Belgium. He was on his way to see King Albert, when, through Head- quarters’ favor, he got his big opportunity. He certainly saw things— yes, he saw the King, too. It's a thrilling story. SNS\SND THEODORE ROOSEVELT in a stirring article on the subject of American defenses, tells us exactly what condition they are in. His suggestions should be studied by every man and woman in the country. RR NNN HONORE WILLSIE has the second instalment of her noteworthy novel “Still Jim.” ‘This absorbing story deals with some delightfully “live characters.” RR EN SY SY SND WILLIAM HARD tells us “What you and I owe to England, France, Russia, Germany”, and in the telling gives us many a healthy jolt and upsets many a theory. It is a brilliant article. Get this January EVERYBODY'S. DW ——$—_————————— COS Lazy Dick: My, But 17's GETTING cotp! DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO. PUT DOWN MY EAR MUFFS OR FLY TO FLORIDA Why Is the Dollar Shrinking? RO! SOR IRVING FISHER, of Yale, is convinced that the sole cause of the high cost of living is inflation (monetary inflation, not pro- fessorial inflation). Our self-sacrific- ing trust magnates and genial fiscaliz- ers are doing their very best to keep prices down, but “inflation” thwarts them at every turn. It would be impossible to make the matter clear in a brief paragraph, be- cause Mr, Fisher writes a whole book on the subject (“Why Is the Dollar Shrinking ?", Macmillan) without mak- ing the matter clear, Anyone who can get anything out of the book is hero enough to receive the Iron Cross. Indeed, the author tells us it is hardly any use to try to understand the “true reason for the high cost of living "— namely, inflation of money and credit— “for the simple reason that few people have studied monetary science and history enough to master them”. Mr, Fisher is certainly not one of the few, but let him not be discour- aged. He is young yet and con- scientious and industrious. If he can only find some way to forget the most of what he now knows, his progress ought to be rapid. E.0. J. Worth Trying “Let's drop into this restaurant.” “1 don't believe I care to cat any- thing.” “Well, come in and get a new hat for your old one, anyway.” —Boston Transcript. of mi the it comichooks.qom